Tuesday, 26 February 2013

Thursday, 21 February 2013

I 'accidentally' came up with this volcano yesterday, while I was moving around a few elements in Photoshop. I do like a happy accident. (The aqua background I like less, but it will do for now, while I think of what to do next - if anything - with my new geological phenomenon.)

Monday, 18 February 2013

Took some photos in the front room this morning while the light (from the skylight) was briefly good. The Village Heads above are left over from The Design Files Open House and are now in the shop.
The fantastic retro styled wooden blocks from Luftare by American illustrator Christian Northeast -- have a better look at themhere. My favourite is the corn dog, in the middle, above.

Friday, 8 February 2013

I had a few of my illustrations printed onto organic cotton hemp by Frankie and Swiss last week. It was very exciting to see my work enlarged and in the form of fabric, which is weird because I used to work as a textile/ graphic designer and see my work as fabric all the time....Above and below: my volcano, which spews molten lava at the front but has a very calming vintage rose print at the back.

Above and below: my little blue apple man, who looks so funny as a stuffed doll but is kind of endearing.

Above and below: the burning house. It has a rather homely and relaxing blue and white ticking stripe for its back.

They are all in the shop. (The tree cushion is not, it's in Sara Carr's.)

Sunday, 3 February 2013

I was going to save this one for Valentine's Day, but I don't have anything else to show for this week, so here they are: Kitty and Darth. Like Kitty, Darth was painted on wood and cut out as a figure, and is actually, um, a 'full frontal'. I have decided to show the pair in a slightly more modest form, partly as I think that to hint is more interesting, and because I don't want my blog to become a target for a certain type of spam.

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This blog is both a record of my work and an attempt to contribute to the vast inspiration that thousands of other creative people have given me via the internet.
I worked for many years in the fashion industry, designing prints, textiles and developing products for children. I now work as a freelance illustrator and make a variety of work under my own name. Some of the things that I make can be found in my etsy shop and in galleries and stores around Australia.